2013 Ride to Pool day

Congratulations and thank you to all involved in the fantastic 5th Coburg Olympic Ride to Pool Day! Thank you Naz, Brad and staff for organising and running such a brilliant day so smoothly. The day was greatly enjoyed by all and the atmosphere was wonderful. It was very hot and the big pool was jam packed with children. Thanks to all Active Moreland staff for exemplary managing and life guarding all day.


The Pool Inflatable was a great hit as was the face painting and jumping castle. There was also the much loved sausage sizzle and a great new addition, the coffee cart. FCOP's "I love Coburg Olympic Pool T-Shirts" were a hit. As was the clock history display - great idea. The live music was perfect! Thank you to all involved in securing grants and fundraising so that we could continue the fine tradition of live music by the pool. The Shambelles were a high energy girl band donned in swim suits and white sunnies. The Short Order Schefs were cruisy, perfectly blending pool and lounge music. The Newlands Children's Choir were gorgeous and led by music teacher Jane and her guest violinist. Moreland FREEZER - thankyou Sal and all for the DJ, great sound and stage management!

Bike parking was also very well utilised and it was great to be a Bike Satellite Event and having our event as part of the Bike festival has alerted lots of post code 3000s to the pool. The newly fixed and re-installed Lions Clock was working a treat too! Thanks to Active Moreland who helped facilitate that.

What a great day at the pool!

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Ride to Pool 2013

Jump on your bike and join us at Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool

on Sunday 17th Febraury

11.00am - 4.00pm

Free Activities

Inflatables

Games

Face painting

Sausage Sizzle

Jumping Castle

Live entertainment

The Short Order Schefs

The Shambelles

Lady Fingers DJ Collective

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Coburg Olympic Pool opening early!

Due to the hot weather the pool will be opening early -that is this weekend! Hours 11-6pm. Thanks to the Active Moreland crew!

 

Join the Pool facebook site https://www.facebook.com/coburgolympicpool

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Ride to Pool 2012

RIDE TO POOL DAY 

Sunday 19 February 2012

11am - 6pm

Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool

Murray Road, Coburg 3058

9354 2096

FREE ENTRY! 

We encourage you to pedal to the pool to enjoy a free day of swimming, live music, kids activities and valet bicycle parking! Located on the shady banks of the Merri creek, the Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool is conveniently accessed by the Merri Creek bike path.

This event is presented by Friends of Coburg Pool, Moreland City Council and YMCA Victoria.

Fun activities for all the family:

• Sausage sizzle fundraiser
• Pool inflatables and jumping castle
• Aquasafe Mascots
• Crazy dive competition
• Alcohol free/no glass
• SunSmart venue

Live music by:

• Newlands Primary School Choir
• The Young Ones
• Jody Galvin & the Tender Hearts
• Nick Murphy & Jeff Samin
• The Short Order Schefs
• & some special guests!

In the event of inclement weather the event will be postponed to Sunday 26th February 2012, and communicated through activemoreland.com.au 

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Coburg Olympic Pool closed for two weeks

Moreland city Council have advised that the repair of the circulation pump at the Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool is taking longer than previously anticipated due to uncontrollable delays in procuring specialist parts for the pump. Council and the YMCA anticipate that repairs will be completed in the next two weeks, after which several days will be needed to return the pool’s water to the desired quality and clarity.

In the meantime, they are encouraging members and pass holders of the Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool to make use of Moreland’s other aquatic facilities, including those nearby at Pascoe Vale and Oak Park. Coburg Olympic season pass holders are also able to use all aquatic facilities until the end of the month. Moreland residents are encouraged to visit activemoreland.com.au for updates on the pool’s reopening and details of our other aquatic and leisure facilities.

Unfortunately, the delay in repairing the pump has resulted in the cancellation of the Family Fun Day scheduled at the Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool on Sunday, January 15. Family Fun Days will be held at Oak Park Aquatic Centre on Sunday, January 22, and Fawkner Leisure Centre on Sunday, January 29.

The Ride to Pool Day at Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool, organised by Friends Of Coburg Pool in partnership with Active Moreland and Council, will be still held on Sunday, February 19, 2012.

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Temporary closure of Coburg Outdoor Pool

The Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool is currently closed for urgent maintenance on the pump. 

Specialist contractors are working to fix the problem as soon as possible, and Moreland City Council expect the pool to reopen sometime in the week beginning 9th January 2012.  Read about it on the Moreland Council website here.

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Outdoor Pools, Hot and Cold Weather Policy

by Janet Grigg 
Here is the City of Moreland's Hot and Cold Weather Policy for Outdoor Pools. It can be found on the council's website here, scroll down to Outdoor Pools. In view of the pool's closing times on the last two very hot nights, it makes interesting reading.
Policy - Outdoor Swimming Pools - Hot & Cold Weather (1)
A couple of points come to mind after being shunted out of the pool, along with many other patrons enjoying a cool dip, at 6 o'clock on two successive nights when the temperature was well over 32C. It would have been really lovely to have dinner at the pool and stay there until about 8. This wave of hot weather has been forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology in the seven day weather forecast. It has arrived as predicted and was not a surprise, so there was plenty of time to plan staffing.  Sure it was a public holiday, but the policy does not say that the pool can only be open late on weeknights or similar. The policy also talks about outdoor pools being primarily used as recreational venues and that opening and closing times should be responsive to community demand. The demand was certainly there tonight and last night. I wonder if the pool will be open late tomorrow night?

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